YORK, Pa. - Mary Washington junior Tyler Carey repeated as a
first-team men’s tennis singles and doubles all-star and
became the sixth player in CAC history (and the fourth from UMW) to
be named Player of the Year twice.
Carey, who led the
Eagles to their 15th-straight CAC championship and a trip to the
NCAA Championship Tournament, joined former Eagles Tim Martin
(1998, 2000), Connor Smith (2001-03), and John James (2007, 2009)
as multiple year Player of the Year award
winners. It’s the ninth-straight year, and
the 15th time since 1998, that a UMW player was named the CAC
Player of the Year.
Carey, who earned
first-team All-CAC at the No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles position,
was one of six UMW players to earn All-CAC singles recognition and
a sweep of the first-team All-CAC doubles potitions.
Freshman teammate
Brandon Griffin picked up first-team all-star honors at No. 6
singles and No. 2 doubles and was selected by the CAC coaches as
the 2014 Rookie of the Year. He is the 10th Eagle to win the
award since its inception in 1996.
Eagles returning to the
All-CAC first team include junior Evan Charles at No. 4 singles and
No. 1 doubles and sophomore David Lunding-Johansson at No. 5
singles and No. 3 doubles. Charles is a three-year first-team
all-star while Lunding-Johannson was the 2013 Co-Rookie of the
Year.
UMW senior Alex Blahkin,
the 2012 CAC Player of the Year, is making his fourth-straight
post-season team appearance as a second-team all-star at No. 2
singles. Junior Stratton Gilmore, who plays No. 3 singles and
No. 2 doubles, joins Griffin as first-time All-CAC honorees.
Salisbury sophomore Eric
Spangler led six Sea Gull all-star honorees on the 2014 All-CAC
squad. Spangler, a second-team all-star and Co-Rookie of the
Year in 2013, earned top honors at No. 2 singles and second-team
recognition at No. 1 doubles this year. Junior Daniel
Albers, a three-year CAC all-star, joined Spangler as the
second-team All-CAC No. 1 doubles squad.
Brothers Shane and
Shanon Gunther each earned two all-conference nods for SU.
Shane, a senior making his second-straight post-season team
appearance, was a second-team No. 4 singles pick and teamed with
Shanon, a sophomore, for a spot at No. 2 doubles. Shanon was
the CAC coaches second-team singles selection at No. 6 singles.
Salisbury’s No. 3
doubles team of junior Demetri Vrahnos and sophomore Matt McGaffney
combined to gain second-team all-star honors. It was the
second-straight all-conference doubles nod for Vrahnos.
Sophomore Chiraag Shetty
led Christopher Newport’s all-star contingent in the
Captains’ first-year in the CAC. Shetty earned
second-team honors at No. 3 singles and paired with senior Joey
Manilla to pick up second-team honors at No. 2 doubles.
Freshmen Steven Boslet
and Arttu Fiva also earned second-team All-CAC nods. Boslet
plays the No. 2 singles position for the Captains while Fiva is at
No. 5 singles.
St. Mary’s senior
Andrew Gear completed his outstanding career with a second-team
All-CAC award at No. 1 singles. Gear is a four-year All-CAC
singles player who picked up trophies as Rookie of the Year in 2011
and Co-Player of the Year in 2013.
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2014 All-CAC Men’s Tennis Team
SINGLES
First Team
Yr. Pos.
Team Hometown/High
School Previous Singles Honors
Tyler Carey Jr.
1st Mary Washington Moseley,
Va./Cosby 1st & Co-POY in
‘13, 2nd in ‘12
Eric Spangler So.
2nd
Salisbury Clinton, Md./Grace
Brethren Christian 2nd & Co-ROY in
‘13
Stratton Gilmore
Jr. 3rd Mary
Washington Madison, Wisc./Madison East
Evan Charles Jr.
4th Mary Washington Richmond, Va./Deep
Run 1st in ‘13, 1st in ‘12
David L-Johansson
So. 5th Mary
Washington Stockholm,
Sweden/Djursholm 1st & Co-ROY in
‘13
Brandon Griffin Fr.
6th Mary Washington Upper Arlington,
Ohio/Upper Arlington
Second Team
Yr. Pos.
Team Hometown/High
School Previous Singles Honors
Andrew Gear Sr.
1st St.
Mary’s Westminster, Md./Winters
Mill 2nd & Co-POY in ‘13, 2nd in
‘12,
1st & ROY in ‘11
Alex Blahkin Sr.
2nd Mary Washington Moscow,
Russia/Saddlebrook Prep (Fla.) 1st in ‘13, 1st &
POY in ‘12, 2nd in ‘11
Steven Boslet Fr.
2nd Christopher
Newport Hudson, Ohio/Hudson
Chiraag Shetty So.
3rd Christopher
Newport Yorktown, Va./Tabb
Shane Gunther Sr.
4th
Salisbury Centreville,
Md./Queen Anne’s 2nd in ‘13
Arttu Fiva
Fr. 5th Christopher
Newport Lappi, Finland/Ounasvaaran
Urheilulukio
Shanon Gunther So.
6th
Salisbury Centreville,
Md./Queen Anne’s
DOUBLES
First Team
Yr. Pos.
Team Hometown/High
School Previous Doubles Honors
Tyler Carey Jr.
1st Mary Washington Moseley,
Va./Cosby 1st & Co-POY in
‘13, 1st in ‘12
Evan Charles Jr.
1st Mary Washington Richmond, Va./Deep
Run 2nd in ‘13, 1st in ‘12
Stratton Gilmore
Jr. 2nd Mary
Washington Madison, Wisc./Madison East
Brandon Griffin Fr.
2nd Mary Washington Upper Arlington,
Ohio/Upper Arlington
Andrew Curtis Fr.
3rd Mary Washington Springfield, Va./West
Springfield
David L-Johansson
So. 3rd Mary
Washington Stockholm,
Sweden/Djursholm 1st & Co-ROY in
‘13
Second Team
Yr. Pos.
Team Hometown/High
School Previous Doubles Honors
Daniel Albers Jr.
1st
Salisbury Denville, N.J./Morris
Knolls 1st in ‘13, 2nd in ‘12
Eric Spangler So.
1st
Salisbury Clinton, Md./Grace
Brethren Christian 1st & Co-ROY in ‘13
Joey Manilla Sr.
2nd Christopher
Newport Greenwood, Va./Western
Albermarle
Chiraag Shetty So.
2nd Christopher
Newport Yorktown, Va./Tabb
Shane Gunther Sr.
2nd
Salisbury Centreville,
Md./Queen Anne’s 2nd in ‘13
Shanon Gunther So.
2nd
Salisbury Centreville,
Md./Queen Anne’s
Matt McGaffney So.
3rd
Salisbury Cape May, N.J./Cape
May Regional
Demetri Vrahnos Jr.
3rd
Salisbury Plainsboro, N.J./West
Windsor-Plainsboro 2nd in
‘13
2014 CAC Player of the
Year:
Tyler Carey, Mary Washington (second-straight year)
2014 CAC Rookie of the
Year:
Brandon Griffin, Mary Washington
2014 CAC Coach of the
Year:
Randy Halfpap, Salisbury (4th time, also in ‘01, ‘04,
‘08)